Historias Fantásticas #175
"El vidente antiguo, Capítulo I" introduces a chilling time-loop mystery in Historias Fantásticas #175, a 1967 comic from Editorial Novaro. Written by Jack Miller and illustrated with striking precision by Alex Toth—both inks and pencils—this story follows Rip as he tracks down the ancient seer Sejanus in the year 79, only to uncover a prophecy that names its own witness. The cover, also by Alex Toth, captures the eerie tension of the moment with a haunting, detailed portrait of the seer.
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In the year 79, Rip locates the seer Sejanus, who was expecting him and captures him. Rip gets a look at his book of predictions, and Sejanus tells him that a time traveler from 2025 provided him with the material in the book, and also warned him that another time traveler would witness his doom. Rip escapes and takes off for the present.
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